astrorates

A very groovy and sensual album from the early 2000s that is a must listen for 2000s RnB listeners. Never No More is a personal favorite of mine. Rock The Boat, More Than a Woman, I Care 4 U, Try Again and We Need a Resolution are standouts.

This album offers a mix of tracks with singing on them and some without. Apart from James’ eclectic production choices that often turn out well, his vocal performances are what entice me. Therefore, my favorite songs are those where his voice is present, like on songs such as Asking to break, the highlights Loading and Tell Me, the former of which contains some amazing vocal manipulation and the latter a futuristic beat if that’s even what you can call it. Then there’s I Want ... read more

This intoduced me to JPEGMAFIA's music, especially 1539 N. Calvert. For me personally, there are better and more consistent outputs on other JPEG projects like LP! or EP!. However, that does not mean that this entire album is bad. Songs like the aforementioned opener, Thug Tears (especially the COLORS version) and Rainbow Six are all standouts on this LP.

I have had some time to digest Utopia. As Travis is an artist who I've been consistently listening to since 2019, I was very excited when hearing that Utopia was on its way. Now that it has released I can say that UTOPIA is yet another quality album of Travis Scott's. Tracks like HYAENA, THANK GOD, SIRENS and the popular FE!N, shortly followed by I KNOW ? start the album off great. Then Topia Twins, the underrated Parasail and Looove keep up my enjoyment. Among the tracklist, there are songs ... read more